The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-07-16
PRICE, s CENTS.
A SHOUTING LADY.

An old negro upon whose head the mildew of timo had begun Ia sottle, sat with hts back against cypress tree. His straw hat, with rcd cot. ton handkerchief wadded into tho crown. had bcen carclessly thrown aside, and tho clay pipo which the old man had allowed to drop from his hand, plainly told tho story of deep if not troubled thought 4 white man oame along, and ssclng the wgro, stopped and thus adtrcsscsl hime
 You seem to be taking it osy, old man."
 "ias, slh, yas; an de steer mout seem ter lp takln' IL easy an' at dc same time be pullIn' CT powerful heavy load"
 Then suppose you arc not taking 1t casyp"
 "Dat's whut ain't doln', sah; dat's les sactly whut ain't doIn'."
 "lias anything gone wrong with youp"
 Anything go wrong wld Jonah wen dc sun came erlauNg an killed his gou'd vinc2" the old negro asked.
 "Woll, rather"
 "Wall, It's ruthcr wid nie, too"
 "Tell me what the trouble Ia. and probably can help you. My mission In this life k to help others bear thoir burdens"
 "Wall, yer got yer hans full; ,lnt'a whut got ter say bout dat prollck, l doan think yer ken do me no good. ah. My trouble Is CT family crinir."
 "Indocdl"
 "Yas, sah, indeed, nn'-an' an cb- erything else. Ef CT man had de wIte dat l'se got an wouldn't know leige dat 1t wuz indeed he ouRhter be tied up ter er tree an' whupped wid er wet hoop pole"
 flow long have you been mar riedY"
 "Oh, rse been maird mniri--. pshaw, l'ae been maIni off oD on sber scIise ] wuz CT chunk Q cr boy. Do yer mean how hung i'sa had de wIfs O ie present crcasionrs
 "Ycs, that's what mean" "Wall, snh, nin't had her but bout six weeks. but it seems like 'ternty to me, it do. Acted CT fool, sah; acted CT plum fool.'
 "IIow sof"
 "Ny mnirin' one o' desc ycrc shoutin' triggers; dat's how so. oughter had better scnse den dat, fur 1 mout CT knowd dat dar Dcbber wuz or shoutin' niggcr 'oinnn iai didn't icad her hus- ban de life Q dc maingyest sort O dog"
 "Why Is she worse than any other kind!"
 "Doan AK me why, kah. It's ernuH fur me ter know dat It's CT fack. Wy, snh, It's bein' full O ole Satan dat makes 'sm shout. Oar nebber wuz CT shoutin' 'oinan, white nur black, dat wuxn't easy ter make mad an wid er mighty strnung bankerin' fur slappin' ds chillun gwtne and comin. Night eric las, dat lady whnt naird shout. ed roun' de mourners bench till late, den come home sn' jes bcrkazc I'd dun furgot ter lock de smoke-'0usc, snatched down a blow -line an lar- ru ped me wld it til felt erslian,sd O her, kaze spizs ter sce CT pusson dat claims ter be 'ligious an gentle, ack in sieh CT way ez dat"
 "Why didn't you take the rope away from herr"
 "W'y didn' de---de---de--w'y didn' dc PbiiatIeiphians take ds lawbone er- way rum Hampsoni Kazs tia eouldn', sah; dat's de reason. Now, dat wuz las night. She want satisfied but had ter ack CT fool crgin. Shouted 1t de church, sah; jumped rum 0ns bench ter ernndder. ar shouted an tuck on like her heart gwine ter bust open wid iub right dar, an den traipssd right straight home, she did, an kaze 1 had dun furgot ter water dr cabbage plants she snatchsd up CT i cini,-'osrd an iraiIed me till nebI,er did feel VI ershaIned Q CT pusson I wuz ershamed ter knowledge, sah, dat she wuz dc wife 0' nier own bosom aH breas''
 "I am sorry for you,r said the white man. "f have come down here to preach to you poor, ds!uded people, and must advise you to trust in the Lord"
 "HoIe on dar, sab; stop right whar yer is." The negro arose. "stop dar. i'@ bin CT preacher fur thirty-R yeahs aH now you comes erlaung aR tells me ter trus in dc Lawd. Wy, sab, I'll blow up de groaR wid yer.1 The white man took to his heels. Hole on dar! Oh, yer better H0seyi Come roun' heah 'visia' me what ter do. Nex' ter CT shoutiR lady I spixes os E,<.i ?